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Wehrlein Will Retain Mercedes Backing Despite Losing F1 Drive – Wolff

Toto Wolff insists Pascal Wehrlein is still an integral part of the Mercedes-Benz Junior Programme despite the German missing out on a place on the Formula 1 grid in 2018. Wehrlein lost his Sauber F1 Team drive in favour of Ferrari Driver Academy star Charles Leclerc for 2018, with Marcus Ericsson retaining his position in the team despite failing to score points in either of the past two seasons, while the twenty-three-year-old also missed out on a drive with Williams Martini Racing. But Wolff, the Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport, believes Wehrlein is one of the fastest drivers out there and is deserving of a place on the Formula 1 grid, and wherever he may or may not end up racing in...
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